Action Item: Last week, in a unanimous decision in Salman v. U.S., the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the Ninth Circuit’s interpretation of insider trading rules, permitting prosecutions even when the insider/tipper did not...more
12/15/2016
/ Confidential Information ,
Corporate Executives ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Insider Trading ,
Personal Benefit ,
SCOTUS ,
Tippees ,
Tippers ,
US v Newman ,
US v Salman
On October 6, 2014, the United States Supreme Court declined to accept an appeal involving violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”)—the U.S. statute that criminalizes the bribing of foreign officials. The...more
10/22/2014
/ Appeals ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
GlaxoSmithKline ,
Hospitals ,
Instrumentality ,
Law Enforcement ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
SCOTUS ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Teleco ,
UK ,
US v Esquenazi